State ex rel. McKinney v. Souder

Davis, J,

This action was brought on the 24th day of November, 1894, in the name of the State of Indiana, upon the relation of Daniel McKinney, as provided in section 253, R. S. 1894, against Daniel W. Souder, and his sureties on his official bond as clerk of the Allen Circuit Court, to recover fees alleged to have been illegally taken and received, from said McKinney, by the said Souder while clerk; also to recover the penalty provided by section 8 of the act approved February 28, 1883, for taking and receiving such illegal fees. Acts 1883, page 48.

*473As Souder was elected clerk in 1890, we need…